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Lebanon vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 9.9% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Lebanon are more expensive than in Chile. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Chile	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$7.66 LBP684,169	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.00 LBP714,522	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.63 LBP145,385	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.76 LBP68,103	-34.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Chile	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.60 LBP53,699	-62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$3.95 LBP352,609	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$5.56 LBP496,610	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.33 LBP208,328	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.54 LBP316,225	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.68 LBP61,124	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.46 LBP40,766	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.41 LBP36,360	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.46 LBP41,477	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.33 LBP29,389	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.45 LBP40,127	-33.6%
Average			-26.2%

Chile vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Chile	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$3.44 LBP306,966	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+114.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	+71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+25.1%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Chile	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+67.2%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Chile	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-23.9%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$4.00 LBP357,261	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.89 LBP258,327	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$2.52 LBP225,521	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$8.25 LBP736,851	+26.9%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Chile	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+59.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+15.9%
Average			+42.9%

Chile vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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